ABD vs GUL Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Today Match 3

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders lost the opening clash against Dubai Capitals by 73 runs.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 21 Apr 2025, 03:00 IST

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Preview

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ABD) will clash against Gulf Giants (GUL) in the third match of the International League T20 2023 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders suffered a heavy 73-run loss against Dubai Capitals in their opening clash. The Capitals scored a big 187/6 total while batting first despite Ravi Rampaul and Ali Khan taking two wickets each. Then while chasing the target, Paul Stirling smashed 54 runs off 38 balls but the Knight Riders were restricted to just 114/9 in 20 overs. Gulf Giants will be led by English veteran James Vince with T20 stars Chris Lynn, Shimron Hetmyer, Tom Banton, and Liam Dawson in the team. Their bowling attack also looks strong with Richard Gleeson, Chris Jordan, and Jamie Overton as key pace options.

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Match Information

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants, 3rd Match

International League T20, 15 Jan 2023, Sun, 3:30 PM IST ,Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Weather Report

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Clouds

24.9°C

66% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

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Gulf Giants

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Players Stats in current Series

1

James Vince

GG - bat

439 Runs

11 Matches

2

Chris Lynn

GG - bat

278 Runs

8 Matches

257 Runs

10 Matches

4

Andre Russell

ADKR - all

196 Runs

9 Matches

5

Paul Stirling

ADKR - bat

168 Runs

6 Matches

141 Runs

8 Matches

174.83

10 Matches

2

Joe Clarke

ADKR - wk

158.82

4 Matches

3

Chris Jordan

GG - bowl

156.41

10 Matches

4

Andre Russell

ADKR - all

151.94

9 Matches

5

137.50

4 Matches

6

James Vince

GG - bat

136.76

11 Matches

1

Chris Jordan

GG - bowl

20 Wkts

10 Matches

2

David Wiese

GG - all

18 Wkts

11 Matches

8 Wkts

5 Matches

4

Rehan Ahmed

GG - bowl

8 Wkts

6 Matches

5

Lahiru Kumara

ADKR - bowl

8 Wkts

5 Matches

6

Sunil Narine

ADKR - all

7 Wkts

9 Matches

1.00

8 Matches

2

Aayan Afzal Khan

GG - bowl

5.00

10 Matches

3

5.63

5 Matches

6.40

4 Matches

6.77

5 Matches

6

David Wiese

GG - all

7.00

11 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

CA Ingram, PR Stirling, AD Russell, SP Narine (C), AJ Hosein, R Rampaul, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover, Fahad Nawaz, Zawar Farid, Connor Esterhuizen (wk)

Bench : C Asalanka, Raymon Reifer, K Lewis, JM Bairstow, L Kumara, S Prasanna, Matiullah Khan, Sabir Ali, D de Silva, M de Lange, Traveen Mathews, Brandon King

Gulf Giants

Shimron Hetmyer, CA Lynn, JM Vince (C), D Wiese, J Overton, Rehan Ahmed, T Banton (wk), CJ Jordan, DC Drakes, RJ Gleeson, CP Rizwan

Bench : WL Madsen, LA Dawson, Ollie Pope, Qais Ahmad, Aayan Afzal Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Ashwant Valthapa, TG Helm, Gerhard Erasmus

Injury and availability news

It will be added here if there is any injury update for this fixture.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Sheikh Zayed Stadium offers a balanced surface for both batters and bowlers in T20 cricket. The average first innings score here is 143 runs with a good amount of help for the spin bowlers.

143

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Paul Stirling ADKR | BAT

The star Irish top-order batter smashed 54 runs off 38 runs while chasing a big 188-run target against Dubai Capitals in the last match. He will be looking carry to making a similar impact in this fixture and the rest of the tournament.

9
C

Andre Russell ADKR | ALL

The star Caribbean big hitter scored 12 runs off 12 balls and took a wicket while conceding 31 runs off his four-over spell against the Capitals. Russell has struggled for consistency but remains one of the best T20 cricketers in the world.

8

James Vince GG | BAT

The experienced English batter is named as captain of the Giants this season. He enters this tournament in good form for Sydney Sixers in BBL 2022-23 with 263 runs from just nine innings.

8.5

Sunil Narine ADKR | ALL

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' skipper took Robin Uthappa's big wicket while conceding just 28 runs against Dubai Capitals in the last match and should be in your Dream11 Team at any cost.

7.5

Dominic Drakes GG | BOWL

The young Caribbean bowling all-rounder has taken 43 wickets from 43 T20 innings and was in good form in the recently concluded LPL 2022.

8

Ravi Rampaul ADKR | BOWL

The right-arm pacer took two wickets while conceding 36 runs against Dubai Capitals in the opening game. He has taken six wickets from his last four overall innings and costs only 8.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.

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8.5

Chris Jordan

GG | BOWL

The veteran English pacer has struggled for the economical spell in the recent games and is also lacking consistency with wickets. He has taken only five wickets from his last five T20 innings but has proven very costly.

9

Rehan Ahmed

GG | BOWL

The 18-year-old spin all-rounder recently made an international debut for England in Tests but is yet to make a similar impact in T20 cricket.

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Players
11/11

Team 1

ADKR

6 : 5

GG

Credits Left
8.5/100

Head To Head
Tom Banton

9

Connor Esterhuizen

6

Paul Stirling
C

9

Chris Lynn

9

James Vince

8

Andre Russell

9

Sunil Narine
VC

8.5

Liam Dawson

8.5

Akeal Hosein

9

Ravi Rampaul

8

Richard Gleeson

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

ADKR

6 : 5

GG

Credits Left
11/100

Grand League
Connor Esterhuizen

6

Colin Ingram

8.5

Paul Stirling

9

Shimron Hetmyer
VC

8.5

Chris Lynn

9

Andre Russell
C

9

Sunil Narine

8.5

David Wiese

9

Ali Khan

6.5

Dominic Drakes

7.5

Richard Gleeson

7.5

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